Gene Schmittgens
@gschmittgens.bsky.social
Environmental Lawyer, politics nerd, pro-democracy and I won’t go back.
How far corporate media in general, and CBS in particular, have fallen. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Snapshot: Rejecting the Regime's 'Kill Switch'
CBS News' Bari Weiss blocked a rigorous '60 Minutes' story about the brutal CECOT prison. This is not tolerable.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How far corporate media in general, and CBS in particular, have fallen. open.substack.com/pub/america/...
MSN
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December 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is an excellent read. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Lessons from 2025
What will guide us going forward?
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December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is an excellent read. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Edward R. Murrow is rolling over in his grave. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Edward R. Murrow is rolling over in his grave. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
“Now, once again, we are watching a minority trying to impose its will on the majority, with leaders like Vice President J.D. Vance trying to rewrite American history.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Now, once again, we are watching a minority trying to impose its will on the majority, with leaders like Vice President J.D. Vance trying to rewrite American history.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
There really is hope. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Remember the Unsung Resistance Fighters
Some punched above their weight
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December 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
There really is hope. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
I think he might be on the witness list when the dems control Congress. www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...
Top DOJ Official Defends Failure To Fully Release Epstein Files
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December 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I think he might be on the witness list when the dems control Congress. www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...
I don’t know who is worse; the felon, or the spineless members of his party in Congress that are making nary a whimper of protest. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Kennedy Center already defiled with Trump's name
President Donald Trump's name is being affixed to the outside of the Kennedy Center just one day after its board—which he stacked with his allies— voted to add Dear Leader’s name to the ...
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December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I don’t know who is worse; the felon, or the spineless members of his party in Congress that are making nary a whimper of protest. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Another brilliant letter from Professor Cox-Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Another brilliant letter from Professor Cox-Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Reposted by Gene Schmittgens
"Many Americans feel that the promise of the nation is slipping beyond reach, while others feel unseen, unheard, or expendable. This is not merely a political crisis. It is a spiritual one." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O
We Need a New Great Awakening
This dire moment in our nation’s moral life cries out for a renewal of hearts.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Many Americans feel that the promise of the nation is slipping beyond reach, while others feel unseen, unheard, or expendable. This is not merely a political crisis. It is a spiritual one." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O
Reposted by Gene Schmittgens
Congresswoman Becca Balint on what she heard during the closed door Jack Smith testimony.
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Congresswoman Becca Balint on what she heard during the closed door Jack Smith testimony.
“If that isn’t a self-own, I don’t know what is. He’s surely describing the role of his government to serve his corrupt and criminal interests.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Donald Trump In Panic Mode
In Trump's shouty, hepped-up "presidential" address, we saw a desperate and delusional man. Public pressure can make him weaker.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“If that isn’t a self-own, I don’t know what is. He’s surely describing the role of his government to serve his corrupt and criminal interests.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
You cannot make this shit up. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Screw It. Let’s Rename the Moon.
Welcome to Trumplandia.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
You cannot make this shit up. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Petty. Liar. Despicable. The adjectives keep coming: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump’s petty quest to rewrite history now stains White House walls
In one of the more revealing acts of his second term, President Donald Trump has turned the exterior of the White House into a vehicle for grievance. The Trump White House has installed a series of ne...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Petty. Liar. Despicable. The adjectives keep coming: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
